Chapter 231: Guidance from an Expert
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The compet.i.tion had just started for three and a half minutes, and half of the contestants had already withdrawn from the compet.i.tion. Li Ran came at the right time and happened to see the most exciting minute in the last part of the second round.
Li Ran didn’t understand what was going on, but she didn’t care about the content of the compet.i.tion at all. She kept thinking about whether Mo Shu, whom Zhou Liu had asked her to keep an eye out for, was partic.i.p.ating in the compet.i.tion.
Hence, Li Ran whispered into Li Ci’s ear, “Uncle, is there a person called Mo Shu among the contestants?”
Li Ci shook his head. He was also very curious about who Mo Shu was. However, he hadn’t seen this person since the beginning.
How could an author who had carefully designed his entry and had gone to the trouble of pitching it at a tech show and placing it in the most prominent position to display it let go of this opportunity to attract everyone’s attention?
Moreover, the reward for this compet.i.tion, the admission ticket to the International Science and Technology Compet.i.tion, was an irresistible temptation for programmers. How could Mo Shu not partic.i.p.ate?
However, Li Ci didn’t have the time to think about it. Only half of the partic.i.p.ants in the first round entered the second round.
Li Ci could tell from the trembling hands of the partic.i.p.ants that most of the people who could enter the second round were just lucky. Now, the second round had only lasted for three minutes, but most of the people had already got eliminated.
Li Ci and the others were standing at a relatively remote spot. Although they were also at the front of the stage, they couldn’t see the middle.
There was a contestant in front of them. Although he had lasted until now, he was clearly out of strength.
This contestant was about 27 or 28 years old. His reaction speed was slightly inferior to that of young people, so he clearly couldn’t keep up with the speed of the firewall.
Beads of sweat had already begun to appear on his forehead, and his hand that was quickly typing the code had also begun to tremble. He was clearly at the end of his rope.
Just as this person felt that he was about to lose, his hand that was typing the code slowly stopped. Just as he planned to give up, someone suddenly appeared behind him. He must have sneaked up to him while everyone was focused on the compet.i.tion.
After that person lowered his head and said a few words in a low voice, this contestant, who was already about to give up, suddenly seemed to be enlightened and his eyes flickered.
His hands seemed to have regained strength as they typed on the keyboard rapidly. The attack code that was originally getting weaker and weaker suddenly turned from a weak little snake to a powerful dragon, shattering the originally incomparably strong firewall.
This contestant actually became the first person to break through the firewall in this round!
Everyone’s viewing angle was limited, so they only thought that this contestant had broken through the firewall by himself. However, Li Ci saw clearly that the man hiding behind the contestant with his head lowered and a smug smile on his face was the true winner.
The man had messy hair, as if he had just gotten out of bed.
He was also dressed very discreetly, probably because he didn’t want to attract attention. There was a faintly discernible white collar under his black jacket.
He was probably wearing a white T-shirt, dark jeans, and a pair of sneakers.
Li Ci sneered inwardly. If he wanted to hide himself, he might as well help him.
Li Ci deliberately said to Li Ran somewhat loudly, “I think this contestant got first place because he had the help of an expert.”
Li Ran didn’t understand how that person suddenly understood and broke through the firewall. However, when she heard her uncle say that, she asked in a daze, “Other people can help during the compet.i.tion?”
Li Ci looked in the man’s direction calmly and said, “Of course, the compet.i.tion environment isn’t completely sealed. The contestants can hear us, so it’s not difficult to have someone help.”
The man had obviously heard their conversation. The smug smirk on his lips disappeared. He lowered his head and was about to retreat when someone in the crowd started shouting.
“Someone’s cheating!”